Chapter II

Preventing obesity and overweight is a priority for public health policy.

The State organises and coordinates the prevention, treatment and fight against obesity and overweight.

Information campaigns to prevent obesity and overweight are validated by the French National Public Health Agency.

These campaigns should also focus on the acceptance of obese or overweight people and the fight against discrimination against them.

No foodstuff for everyday consumption intended for the final consumer distributed in the collectivities mentioned in Article 73 of the Constitution and in the collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon may have a higher added sugar content than that of a similar foodstuff of the same brand distributed in mainland France. When the added sugar content of a foodstuff for everyday consumption distributed in mainland France decreases, those responsible for…

The added sugar content of everyday consumer foodstuffs intended for the final consumer distributed in the collectivities mentioned in Article 73 of the Constitution and in the collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, but not distributed by the same retailers in mainland France, may not exceed the highest added sugar content found in the most widely distributed assimilable foodstuffs of the same family in mainland France. An order by the…

Breaches of articles L. 3232-5 and L. 3232-6 are recorded by the agents mentioned in article L. 511-3 and in 1° and 2° of I of article L. 511-22 of the French Consumer Code, under the conditions set out in I of article L. 511-22 of the same code.

In local authorities governed byArticle 73 of the French Constitution, as well as in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, primary schools organise awareness-raising sessions for pupils on nutritional issues, particularly the links between a diet too rich in sugar and the possible onset of diabetes.

In order to facilitate consumer choice with regard to the energy and nutrient content of the diet, without prejudice to Articles 9, 16 and 30 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission…

The provision of drinks containing added sugar or artificial sweeteners, free of charge or for a fixed price, is prohibited in all catering establishments open to the public, schools and establishments intended for the reception, training and accommodation of minors. An order of the ministers responsible for health, agriculture and consumer affairs sets out the list of categories of beverages referred to in the first paragraph.